Urinal guard or screen



(No Model.)

M. W. BROGKMAN.

:URINAL GUARD 0R SCREEN. N0. 557,762. Patented Ap1f. 7, I896.

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MICHAEL W. BROOKMAN, OF QUINCY, ILLINOIS.

URINAL GUARD 0R SCREEN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 557,762, dated April'7, 1896.

Application filed April 24, 1895. Serial No. 547,029. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, MICHAEL W. BRocK- MAN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Quincy, in the county of Adams and State ofIllinois, have invented a new and useful Urinal Guard or Screen, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention aims to prevent the stopping up and fouling of urinals bythe lodgment of foreign matter in the outlet-apertures leading from theurinal to the soil or waste pipe; and it consists of a guard or screencomprising a body portion of wire-netting and a circumscribing frameconforming to the outline of the urinal, said frame being tubular andslotted on its under side to receive the edge portion of thewire-netting to protect and stifien the same and obviate projecting endsof the wires, which would catch and retain foreign matter and give anuntidy appearance to the urinal.

The guard or screen conforms to the outline of the urinal and extendsacross the open end thereof and is removably inserted therein, so as tobe readily removed for cleaning and other required purposes.

The improvement will be more fully set forth hereinafter and claimed,reference be ing had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l isa perspective View of the invention, showing it applied. Fig. 2 is abottom plan view of the guard or screen. Fig. 3 is a cross-section onthe line XX of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a detail cross-section,on a largerscale, showing the manner of attaching the wire-netting to thetubularand slotted frame.

The numeral 1 indicates a urinal of any desired pattern, and 2 the guardor screen, which conforms to the outline of the urinal, so as to fitwithin the same and catch foreign matter, which may have a tendency toclog and stop the outlet-openings.

The frame 3 is tubular and slotted in its lower side at 4 to receive theupturned edge portion 6 of the wire-netting 5, forming the body of theguard. The edge portion 6 of the wire-netting is bent up, and may beheld between the separated portions of the frame bordering upon the slot4in any manner, preferably by flowing solder therein, which fills thesaid slot 4 and prevents the lodgment of foreign matter therein.

The frame may be formed in any desired manner, the most general waybeing from a strip of metal, which is curled or bent between its edges,so as to embrace the upturned edge portion 6 of the wire-netting. Thebest results are attained by having the slot 4 on the lower side of theframe, as the longitudinal edges of the frame can form a close jointwith the sides of the urinal; moreover, the joint formed between thewire-netting and the frame is hidden from view and the device made toappear more attractive and pleasing, and the liability for gatheringaccumulations reduced to a minimum.

Theguard or screen can be cheaply manufactured and will have variousshapes to conform to the outline of the different makes of urinals. Thewire-netting is rendered noncorrosive by being galvanized or otherwisecoated, and is dipped into a bath to efiect this result. Advantage istaken of this to fill the slot 4 in the frame, and by having the saidslot on one side of the frame that portion of the bath entering the slot4 will be retained within the frame, as the latter is immersed in thebath with the slot uppermost.

To facilitate the removal of the screen or guard from the urinal, a ringor similar device 7 is provided and attached to the upper end thereof.The screen or guard will be shaped to suit the style or pattern of theurinal designed to be fitted with the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is- A guardor screen for urinals, constructed substantially as herein specified,the same comprising a tubular frame conforming to the urinal and havinga slot in its lower side, and a wire-netting having its edge portionbent at approximately right angles and fitted into the slotted side ofthe frame and secured therein, and having the slot filled by flowingsolder or like substance into the slot, substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the forgoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

MICHAEL XV. BROCKMAN.

TVitnesses:

JOHN H. SUNDERMAN, JOHN A. ALLEN.

